Asus ZenFone 8 vs Asus Zenfone 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 12, 2021	Jul 28, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
€599

Design

Dimensions
5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches 148 x 68.6 x 8.9 mm	5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 82.76% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1100 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x2.0​Ghz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 16GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	4300 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 11min

Browsing

10h 12min

Video

11h 23min

Gaming

8h 42min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 37min

Browsing

17h 13min

Video

12h 14min

Gaming

8h 12min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.6 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14.4 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2, Yes	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,tri-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n38, n40, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB

Global

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19

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